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GET RID OF TYPING LONG FILE AND DIRECTORY NAMES IN THE COMMAND PROMPT. TRY THIS OUT... To enable automatic pathname completion in DOS prompt...... 1. Open registry Editor by entering regedit in the run dialog box. 2. Go to the below mentioned path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor 3. Click Command Processor and in the right pane double click "CompletionChar" 4. In the value data textbox, enter 9 and press ok. 5. exit regedit. restart the command prompt. type the command follwed by the first letter of the file or folder name and press tab key. Cheers.... Works in XP Professional, Win2K and NT machines Only.

Alt + Tab -- Switch between open applications Alt + Shift + Tab -- Switch backwards between open applications Alt + Print Screen -- Create a screenshot only for the program you are currently in Ctrl + Esc -- Bring Up start button Alt + Esc -- Switch Between open applications on taskbar F2 -- Renames selected Icon F3 -- Starts find from desktop F4 -- Opens the drive selection when browsing F5 -- Refresh Contents Alt + F4 -- Closes Current open program Ctrl + F4 -- Closes Window in program Ctrl + (the '+' key on the keypad) -- Automatically adjust the width's of all the columns in Windows explorer Alt + Enter -- Opens properties window of selected icon or program Shift + F10 -- Simulates right click on selected item Shift + Del -- Delete programs/files without throwing into the recycle bin WINKEY + D -- Minimizes all windows and returns the user to the desktop WINKEY + M -- Minimizes all windows WINKEY + SHIFT + M -- Undo the minimize. WINKEY + E -- Open Microsoft Explorer WI

Outlook has a number of command line options, some documented, some not. Here is a list of all the ones I know of. The most useful options are probably: Outlook.exe /c "messageclass" Outlook.exe /a "attachmentpath" Outlook.exe /m "messagerecipient" e.g., Outlook.exe /c ipm.note /a "c:\winnt\notepad.exe" /m "rkbk@blr.place.country" These are the ones I know: /nopreview 'disables the preview pane /nocustomize 'does not load VBA extensions in outlook 2000 /CleanFreeBusy Cleans and regenerates free/busy information. /CleanReminders Cleans and regenerates reminders. /CleanViews Restores default views. /ResetFolders Restores missing folders for the default delivery location. /ResetOutlookBar Rebuilds the Outlook Bar. /CleanSchedPlus Deletes all Schedule+ data (free/busy, permissions, and .cal file) from the server and allows the free/busy information from the Outlook Calendar to b

My Office Picture Manager become very slow to open, what to do? All file paths that are open are stored in this file OIScatalog.cag , so Network paths and other paths may no longer exist, causing a Delay when opening Picture Manager, now what to do? Windows, Windows XP 1. Go to File OIScatalog.cag that is in your LOCAL Profile %\Documents and Settings\ \LocalSettings\Application Data\Microsoft\OIS% 2. Look for "MRU PATH" and Delete all paths that no longer exist Windows Vista 1. Go to File OIScatalog.cag that is in your LOCAL Profile %\Users\ \AppData\Local\Microsoft\OIS% 2. Look for "MRU PATH" and Delete all paths that no longer exist Links: http://techblog.johnner.com/2005/11/microsoft-office-picture-manager-opens.html http://msmvps.com/blogs/officept/archive/2006/04/09/office-picture-manager-very-slow-to-open.aspx

If you import digital photos, you're going to love this tip. 1. Open the folder where you've saved your pictures. Select your first batch of pictures to rename. 2. Right-click the first picture selected and then click Rename. 3. Rename the first picture to whatever you like (for example, Boston Vacation), then click any empty space within the window to deselect the pictures. Your pictures automatically rename themselves ("Boston Vacation (1)," "Boston Vacation (2)," etc.). This tip also works to rename any collection of files. Featured tip is courtesy of the book Windows XP Killer Tips by Kleber Stephenson.

Capture/playback tools make it possible to repeat two or more tests identically and compare the results. This article focuses on capture/playback tools, which hold the largest market share of any test tool category, and on examining trouble spots in test automation, dealing with them proactively and perhaps mitigating the risks of tool abandonment. The purpose of this article is to outline the 10 major challenges that the author sees most often in organizations struggling to make effective test automation a reality. Capture/playback tools capture or record the actions performed during a test session into software-like scripts that can be replayed against the same or an updated version of the software, allowing a comparison of identical test results. A difference in test results may indicate the presence of a regression defect. For the past six years, I have been asking training and conference audiences, "How many of your organizations own some type of automated c